About our company

A Pioneering Spirit

EarthLinked Technologies, Inc. was established in 1980 under the pioneering vision of its founder, Robert Cochran, P.E., an electrical engineer. He wanted to develop a simple and direct way of harvesting the solar energy stored in the shallow earth for heating water. The vision was driven by the fact that about 47% of solar energy is absorbed in the shallow earth.

After years of research and development conducted in Cochran’s personal laboratory, the EarthLinked® system was born. The system is mechanically simple, innovative and more efficient than other systems because it directly accesses renewable energy stored in the earth. The efficiency and simplicity of the system is based on proprietary technology that combines innovative refrigerant flow controls and copper-based earth loops. The results were astonishing:

• the most energy efficient water heater ever tested at the Florida Solar Energy Center in 1984
• nine successful independently utility-funded field demonstration projects from Florida to Michigan (where it was 25% more efficient than the 20 other Geo units tested)
• nine U.S. and ten international patents issued and two pending
• the highest average rated EER and COP of any heat pump product line rated by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute.

After perfecting the technology, ETI began marketing the system and selling through dealers in the U.S. and around the world. Today EarthLinked systems are saving energy and the environment in 14 countries and 41 states in the U.S.

Stewardship of the Environment and Natural Resources

Clean Energy Technology

The quality of life and the future of mankind depend upon clean air, clean water and the preservation of natural resources, including non-renewable energy. The earth is a closed system, a biosphere. The only resource input into the system is solar energy that reaches the earth daily. We were given only one planet to sustain us. Future generations are dependent upon what we pass on to them.

We recognize that our success at EarthLinked Technologies, Inc. is dependent upon advancing technology that delivers high efficiency, high performance and reduces human impact upon the environment. By harvesting renewable solar energy stored in the shallow earth, ETI is providing solutions to two of the major challenges that face mankind this century—energy and the environment. By reducing fossil fuel firing and the resulting emission of greenhouse gases, the EarthLinked® heat pump reduces the ecological impact of heating and cooling.

Our Own Space

Our commitment extends beyond the production of Energy Star® products to the design and operation of our manufacturing and office facilities. They are designed for certification by the U.S. Green Building Council’s “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) Program. The LEED program is the nationally accepted benchmark in the U.S. for the design, construction and operation of high performance buildings that reduce demand upon natural resources and impact on the environment.

EarthLinked® systems are the single most important feature of the building design to achieve LEED certification points. The facility also includes natural lighting, light pollution avoidance, water efficient landscaping with native plantings, water reclamation and conservation, stringent selection and recycling of construction and interior decoration materials, provision for energy efficient and low emission vehicles, and LEED commissioning of the building.

Our Collective Future

Reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases will become increasingly difficult as demand for energy accelerates with improving lifestyles, global population expansion and developing economies. As governments wrestle to address these issues, there is growing recognition that private enterprise must help find solutions to these global problems. We are part of a new era in corporate innovation, where new standards are emerging and greater stakeholder expectations are changing the roles of business and institutions in society.

We recognize that we have a responsibility for stewardship of nature and the environment. Since 1980 ETI has pioneered products designed to deliver a sustainable environment. As a responsible corporate citizen, ETI continues to develop innovations that save energy for homeowners, businesses and institutions, and reduce the impact of heating and cooling upon the environment.